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WO2009029606A3
WO2009029606A3 PCT/US2008/074288 US2008074288W WO2009029606A3 WO 2009029606 A3 WO2009029606 A3 WO 2009029606A3 US 2008074288 W US2008074288 W US 2008074288W WO 2009029606 A3 WO2009029606 A3 WO 2009029606A3
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mesh network
visual system
home audio
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Niels Thybo Johansen
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ZENSYS Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/875,916 external-priority patent/US20080154396A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/875,924 external-priority patent/US20080130535A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/875,917 external-priority patent/US20080159213A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/875,921 external-priority patent/US20080170511A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/875,915 external-priority patent/US20080151824A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/875,919 external-priority patent/US20080151825A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/875,914 external-priority patent/US20080151795A1/en
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    • H04N21/443—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
    • H04N21/4436—Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver
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    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2816—Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities
    • H04L12/282—Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities based on user interaction within the home
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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Abstract

[00363] In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for a home audio-visual system that is at least in part controlled through a mesh network, wherein the home audio-visual system produces at least two effects. Each of the at least two effects may be controlled through separate mesh network nodes responsive to user initiated instructions. The present invention describes powering, controlling, and operating a home audio visual system using a mesh network that includes an energy savings mode based at least in part on intermittently powered mesh network nodes that are associated with the home audio-visual system. In embodiments, the intermittently powered mesh network nodes may periodically wake up, listen for wake up calls and/or initiate a full power mode in the home audio visual system when a intermittently power mesh network node is awakened and receives a subsequent full power instruction. Intermittently powered mesh network nodes may be further associated with instruction routing that utilizes silent acknowledgement. The present invention describes monitoring an inhabitant of a living space, where an actuator is associated with a device within the living space. The actuator may be activated upon a status change of the device and transmit data based on its activation to a data facility. The data facility may compare the transmitted data to a device standard. A message may be generated based at least in part on the data comparison.
PCT/US2008/074288 2007-08-27 2008-08-26 Audio-visual system control using a mesh network Ceased WO2009029606A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (26)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US96825807P 2007-08-27 2007-08-27
US60/968,258 2007-08-27
US11/875,923 2007-10-21
US11/875,921 2007-10-21
US11/875,919 2007-10-21
US11/875,916 US20080154396A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,924 US20080130535A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,917 US20080159213A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,923 US20080130562A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,920 US20080165712A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,921 US20080170511A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,917 2007-10-21
US11/875,915 US20080151824A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,916 2007-10-21
US11/875,927 2007-10-21
US11/875,919 US20080151825A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,926 US20080151826A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,920 2007-10-21
US11/875,924 2007-10-21
US11/875,914 US20080151795A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US11/875,915 2007-10-21
US11/875,926 2007-10-21
US11/875,914 2007-10-21
US11/875,927 US20080151827A1 (en) 2006-01-31 2007-10-21 Home electrical device control within a wireless mesh network
US98452207P 2007-11-01 2007-11-01
US60/984,522 2007-11-01

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